Day 19

I was listening to an old song the other day, "Don't stand so close to me" and I realized (very sadly) how we as humanity have changed to become almost uncivilized. Surely being civil does not only depend on the level of technology, if civil means the manner in which we treat each other........ well now, then we truly are still barbarians. We all talk about "the good old days", but there was a time when I knew my butcher, green grocer, supermarket owner all by name, they would greet you and inquire about your family and you would do the same. Everyone was nice to each other....... just what happened? In today's world we have become very adept at making clever excuses for not acting civil to each other, "it's just business", "it's being professional", bla bla bla....

Where does the humanity come in? Have we been so brainwashed by years of violent TV programs that we have become "switched off" ?

"Don't stand so close to me...."